1. Dressing the under 6 crowd for the snow. Getting a young jello like body stuffed into snow gear takes at least 20 minutes only to be rewarded with said child announcing the immediate need to use the bathroom. When the children are finally outside you have just enough time to make a cup of tea(but not drink it) before they come back in expressing dissatisfaction with the cold and looking for hot chocolate.
2. Staying with the weather related theme let's talk sunscreen. The appearance of a sunscreen bottle causes young children to go running and screaming in the other direction. When you finally catch the child (grateful at least that you had a sprint work out running after the darling) you are afraid someone is going to call the police because it sounds as if you are ripping your child's fingernails out. It only gets better when the tears combine with the sunscreen trickle into your prisoner 's eyes causing more wailing from both parent and child.
3. Last but not least: tooth brushing. We have been brushing other peoples teeth for 20 years now! When I think about that, well my mind just kind of explodes. Again, with the sounds of torture and me saying, EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, "If you would just cooperate we would be done by now." Luckily, we are finally at the point of only one tooth brushee but some nights I don't know who is screaming louder the 6 year old or me. Last night he sincerely stated to my husband, "Mom likes brushing my teeth" and looked aghast when I maniacally laughed. My reply was something that resembled the saying, "this hurts me more than you."
So there you have it. How about you? Just remember, eventually, this too shall pass and or at least that is what I keep telling myself.
